Geography Cards
Geography: Series 3
$14.95 USD
Series Three continues on the foundation built in Series One and Series Two. Series Three includes 10 parallel images for each continent with permanent residents (10 ...
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Geography Folders
$12.95 USD
These folders coordinate perfectly with our Geography Cards (coming soon). You'll want one folder for each continent. The set of 7 folders includes a print-out of each...
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Imperfect Geography: Series 3
$8.50 USD
These are just like our first quality cards except there is a slight production error that made us judge it as second quality. The error may be that the colors are sl...
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Movable Alphabets
Traditional Movable Alphabet
$34.95 USD
Are your children able to hear all of the sounds in words when you play the Sound Game? Do they know their pink, blue, and green sandpaper letters? Can they tell you l...
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Spanish Movable Alphabet
$34.95 USD
Write your heart out in Spanish! This includes everything you find in our traditional Movable Alphabets plus 10 of the Spanish ñ, 10 of the dots for above the u (diaer...
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Montessori for Adults
Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents
$9.95 USD
Maria Montessori never underestimated the role of the parent. In fact, she wrote special lectures for parents that she offered during courses and congresses. This boo...
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Montessori Language Approach by Muriel Dwyer
$9.95 USD
This is the essential guide to the Montessori approach to language education. Dr. Montessori originally developed her method for helping children to learn Italian, a ...
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Child of the World
$14.95 USD
Montessori Global Education for Ages 3-12+
by Susan Stephenson
This is a favorite of parents and teachers around the world. It is packed with Montessori ideas for ra...
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Montessori & Mindfulness
$16.95 USD
Mindfulness is an ancient practice in the East, a great need for health and happiness in the West, and an everyday practice in Montessori schools. The author, AMI Teac...
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Setting up the Language Area (E-book)
$5.95 USD
This short e-book is a thorough and complete guide to setting up the Montessori early childhood (primary, ages 3-6+) language area. It includes not only lovely photog...
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Montessori Madness! by Trevor Eissler
$20.00 USD
We know we need to improve our traditional school system, both public and private. But how? More homework? Better-qualified teachers? Longer school days or school yea...
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Imperfect Montessori Language Approach by Muriel Dwyer
$9.95 USD $7.00 USD
This is just like our first quality book except there is a slight exterior condition that made us judge it as second quality. This could be a discoloration, bend or m...
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Citizen of the World: Essential Montessori
$18.95 USD
This wonderful new publication captures all of Dr. Montessori's essential teachings on human development and society in one manageable book.
Maria Montessori never sw...
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Montessori Pedagogy Blog
Black Outline Masters
Tips for the Start of School
The start of school is upon us. We’re either already with our class full of glorious little souls or we’re just about to meet them. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind during these critical first few weeks of school.
First, if the children haven’t started yet, do your best to get every child in for a visit before the first day (see our Preschool Orientation blog post for details). If you can’t get them in, give their families a call to touch base and introduce yourself.
A Guide to Normalization
We all want our children to normalize and blossom and yet many of us run into similar stumbling blocks. We know that before the children will thrive in our prepared environment, they have to feel safe, welcome, and socially connected to us. So, we begin by forming a friendly relationship with each child. But, once we have established this, there are several common areas that often give us trouble:
- The Physical Environment
- The Daily Routine
- The Procedure for Giving Lessons
- Our Precision in Giving Lessons
- The Sequence of Lessons (with an emphasis on Preliminary Exercises & Grace and Courtesy)
The Physical Environment
The children's need for order dramatically affects their behavior. So, get down on your hands and knees and take a crawl around your classroom. As you do, ask yourself these questions:
